Data Governance Analyst — Metadata & Data Quality

Dow Inc.; Alma (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equitable base pay and bonus potential

Competitive benefits and wellbeing

Employee stock purchase programs

Retirement savings match (U.S. only)

On-site fitness facilities and perks

Job summary

Dow seeks a Data Governance Analyst (Business Process Specialist) based in Midland, MI or Houston, TX. You will maintain governance artifacts, improve data quality, document metadata, and support stewardship across business domains.

You will collaborate with business and technical teams, apply governance standards, and contribute to data catalogs and governance platforms to ensure consistent, reliable data assets across Dow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or military equivalent (U.S. E5 or Canadian rank) or 5 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in data governance, data management, analytics, or related field.
• Foundational understanding of governance concepts, metadata, and data quality management.
• Experience working with business and technical stakeholders to support data-related efforts.

Responsibilities

• Execute established data governance processes, policies, standards, and controls.
• Support enterprise governance initiatives through governance activities and deliverables.
• Follow governance methodologies, templates, and best practices.
• Create, maintain, and update business metadata, technical metadata, glossary entries, and data catalog content.
• Document business definitions, data ownership information, stewardship assignments, and data lineage.
• Maintain governance repositories, standards documentation, and supporting materials.
• Perform data quality assessments and validation activities.
• Monitor data quality metrics, analyze results, and identify data issues.
• Support root-cause analysis and remediation for data quality challenges.
• Execute testing and validation activities related to governed data assets.
• Partner with Data Governance Managers and subject matter experts to capture knowledge and requirements.
• Prepare governance documentation and recommendations for review and approval.
• Populate and maintain enterprise data catalogs and governance platforms.
• Support data classification, critical data element identification, and ownership alignment.
• Maintain documentation and metadata associated with governed data assets.
• Support governance communications, training materials, and awareness activities.
• Contribute to standardization and continuous improvement of governance practices.

Skills

Data governance

Metadata management

Data quality

Stakeholder collaboration

Business requirements

Written communication

Analytical thinking

SQL knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or military experience

5 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Data catalogs

Data quality platforms

Reporting tools

Job description

Dow seeks a Data Governance Analyst (Business Process Specialist) based in Midland, MI or Houston, TX. You will maintain governance artifacts, improve data quality, document metadata, and support stewardship across business domains.

You will collaborate with business and technical teams, apply governance standards, and contribute to data catalogs and governance platforms to ensure consistent, reliable data assets across Dow.